Cricket is an amazing game. It springs up a surprise just when you least expect it. Who expected Rahul Dravid to play a gem of an innnings in the 20-20 format. Well some of my friends don't even expect that in test matches leave alone a place for him in the one day and T20 format.
But the greats can never be left behind which Rahul himself voiced it in such a subtle manner during the presentation ceremony on Day 1 of IPL v2.0.
"In conditions like SA you need to play good cricketing shots rather than look to hit every ball". Yes Dravid has the calibre to do just that and by that I mean he can change his game like a chameleon. Well till now it has been the seniors and the oldies who have been shining in the IPL. Sachin, Dravid, Kumble, Warne, Hayden. (Saurav is due a great innings, watch out for him guys. :-)) And I think this is how it is going to be this time, because these are not Indian pitches.
I feel as the tournament progresses, spinners will come into play more and more as it is not easy to send a slow spinning ball to the fence. With the experience of Murali, Bhajji, Vettori, Warne and not to forget the old wily fox, our own Kumble, the batsmen will certainly find life not so easy.
Whatever it is I can still vouch for Warne having sleepless nights once again when he plays against Sachin. Sachin is simply awsome. It was so satisfying to see this great icon change his game on Day 1 when he realized that the pitch was not easy to bat on. His cheeky shots, improvisations, deliberately changing shots at the last moment according to the delivery and innovating to play where the fielder is not present are just a trifle of proof that he is here to stay and has not yet finished in any format of the game. He might not be as explosive as he was but I can assure you he is getting more dangerous than ever and is as effective as Viru (if not more).
I feel that Mumbai are in with a great chance here. And I place my bet on two teams - Mumbai and Chennai. Delhi is a close third...
Harsh
But the greats can never be left behind which Rahul himself voiced it in such a subtle manner during the presentation ceremony on Day 1 of IPL v2.0.
"In conditions like SA you need to play good cricketing shots rather than look to hit every ball". Yes Dravid has the calibre to do just that and by that I mean he can change his game like a chameleon. Well till now it has been the seniors and the oldies who have been shining in the IPL. Sachin, Dravid, Kumble, Warne, Hayden. (Saurav is due a great innings, watch out for him guys. :-)) And I think this is how it is going to be this time, because these are not Indian pitches.
I feel as the tournament progresses, spinners will come into play more and more as it is not easy to send a slow spinning ball to the fence. With the experience of Murali, Bhajji, Vettori, Warne and not to forget the old wily fox, our own Kumble, the batsmen will certainly find life not so easy.
Whatever it is I can still vouch for Warne having sleepless nights once again when he plays against Sachin. Sachin is simply awsome. It was so satisfying to see this great icon change his game on Day 1 when he realized that the pitch was not easy to bat on. His cheeky shots, improvisations, deliberately changing shots at the last moment according to the delivery and innovating to play where the fielder is not present are just a trifle of proof that he is here to stay and has not yet finished in any format of the game. He might not be as explosive as he was but I can assure you he is getting more dangerous than ever and is as effective as Viru (if not more).
I feel that Mumbai are in with a great chance here. And I place my bet on two teams - Mumbai and Chennai. Delhi is a close third...
Harsh
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